I'm hard pressed to think of any wild animal I'd pet, or let my dogs approach.
A deer killed an old woman in her backyard a few years back. After that the massive resistance to a bow season in that township disappeared.
Technically, bulls, rhinos, elephants, hippos, are all prey animals but will royally mess you up.
Bucks during the rutting season are NOT safe to be around.
A couple of years back a fellow was driving on a road south of San Antonio. A buck was standing in the road and would not move. The man got out and tried to shoo the deer away and the deer attacked. The man was gored to death.
A DPS trooper arrived about an hour later and the buck charged him. The trooper shot the deer with his service weapon. It was during the rut.
Do you know what would happen if a ranger sees you throw a rock at a deer?
Funny that FR is having this discussion about deer today. Two nights ago, I looked out a window in my Baltimore apartment complex at 2 a.m., and there was a young buck nibbling on the yew hedge right below.
“After all, deer are considered passive creatures.”
Not when the buck is in rut. YouTube is full of people that have gotten it precarious situations with deer in the wrong place and wrong time.
In reference I submit the following:
These nimrods don't belong in the wild. They should stick to the zoo.
Pound for pound, a deer is stronger than a horse. They have sharp hooves and a mean bite. I usually run early in the morning and when I spot one of them on the trail, make some noise or what it takes to make them leave. Have never been attacked but wouldn’t confront them without at least a Louisville slugger.
Must have had new fawns.
I took my little Sheltie Collie out for a walk in the country.
I saw a group of mules on a hill a ways away. They came charging.
I figured they wanted some food.
They didn’t.
They surrounded me and had their ears back and showing their teeth.
I noticed they were all looking at my dog.
I picked her up.
The mules were like, “Oh. It’s just a dog.”
They left.
My dog looked at me and said, “Let’s go home and chase tennis balls in the backyard.”
A lot of animals think dogs are coyotes.
Hanging out with a dear is about the BEST WAY to get Lyme Disease, in much of the country.
...thanks to the Left.
“Deer may be the deadliest animal in the United States...”
You ain’t seen a bull moose in heat, or a mama bear with cubs. That’s why I carry a .50cal Beowulf (AR-50) and a .357mag when in the wilderness, which isn’t that often, these past few years.
Deer can be dangerous. A man down here in Jasper county was killed several years ago by a rutting buck. I’ve also had them run out of the woods and charge my tractor.
Dogs still are, fortunately.
We have a big problem with deer because no one wants to kill them. Even the natives whose families have lived here for centuries will not kill them!
So we just bought some loud firecrackers to set off. Hope that works. WE WANT A GARDEN!
...and yes! Just yesterday an almost adult deer stood her ground and did not run until I was three feet from her. Thanks for reminding me how dangerous they can be for people and dogs.